Still
playing with cars, after all these years !!!I´m
a true
Classic
Corvette Enthusiast from Germany.
MARTIN´S RANCH
is my self made
wooden garage under a big
cherry tree behind a
little pond under the
arched bridge in the back of my mother’s garden.
I got my first car in
1980. It was a ´72 Opel GT, 90 HP. It looks like a Mini-Vette
and handles more like a Vette than an Opel.
My first
Corvette
was a ´69 Convertible (350/350), 4-speed, sidepipes. I bought her
in 1988. In April 1995 I purchased my ´57 Corvette from the third
owner Gerry Keneth in Florida. I had a lot of fun driving, judging and
racing my straight axle e.g. on the famous Nurburgring (Green Hell).
With my friend
Klaus Jagla, who had a huge collection, we participated in Corvette-
and American Car Shows all over Europe. I visited many International
Corvette-Events. I´m a National Corvette Museum Founding-,
Lifetime- and NCRS Member. In these years I learned a lot about the
preservation, restoration, history and enjoyment of Corvettes. In Nov
2001 Klaus died on cancer.
I sold my ´57 in spring 2004 to a
collector in Spain, which I do regret today. My
Ex-girlfriend
was into American Pick Up Trucks, big SUVs and Vans...over the years I
had a lot of American Cars
...but time flies and I still have my old Silverado 4x4 and the
everlasting F250.
In the last years I got a lot of support from my friends Anneliese
& Karsten Schulze in Florida. In December 2011 Karsten died on
cancer.
In Febraury 2013 my father died at the age of 88. He drove a
Mercedes 190 diesel since 1987,
I´m sure he would have had a lot of fun with the 300SD.
In
memory of my Dad, ´81 big sedan from Madeline in
Boca Raton.

Life is short
but full of opportunities. Don´t let them go. Make it Happen.

Now I can’t wait to drive my ´72
Convertible on
the road and
my ´64 Sting Ray on the track;
hope to see you on the track, on the next
show or on the road (keep on waving);
but remember: - meet old friend
- make new friends
- have fun - that’s what it’s all about.